In this article we are going to discuss the Territorial Army syllabus of written exam. We will also through some light on what will be the Territorial Army question paper pattern and what kind of questions one might face during Territorial Army written exam. Territorial army syllabus is not vast like other exam but a planned preparation of territorial army exam would make it easy to clear the exam. So here we are discussing more about territorial army syllabus.
Exam Pattern and Syllabus of TA 1 2016 Written Exam
Territorial Army Syllabus Important Note
- Avoid overwriting in objective questions and fill in the blanks will not be awarded any marks.
- Territorial army paper has negative marking scheme, half mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. (Negative marking)
Territorial Army Exam Pattern
Syllabus for Exam, No of Questions & Marks
| S.No | Paper | Subject | Nos. of Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (i) | I | Reasoning and Elementary Mathematics | 50+50 | 100 |
| (iI) | II | General Knowledge and English | 50+50 | 100 |
- Time: Maximum time for each paper is 02 hrs and will be conducted in two sessions from 10:00 hrs to 12:00 hrs and 14:00 hrs to 16:00 hrs.
- Type of Exam: Objective (OMR Answer Sheet will be used).
- Qualifying Marks: The candidates will have to score minimum 40% marks in each paper separately and have an overall average of 50% to qualify.
- Penalty for Wrong Answers: There will be penalty imposed for wrong answers marked by a candidate as under:-
- There will be four possible answers to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, half of the mark assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
- If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be correct. Penalty will be imposed as above.
- There will be no penalty for questions not attempted.
